90 —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 67
- 2021: 90
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fairyland · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Fairyland
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much younger residents than most similar areas live in Fairyland, where the typical person is just 36. This sparsely populated place has a small community of 90 people, with a notably high proportion of children.
90
—
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Fairyland — lower than 61% of areas.
| Fairyland | 90 |
|---|---|
| 4413, QLD | 8,675 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 36, which is a little younger than the national figure of 38.
36 yrs —
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 27.8% of the population, a figure well above the Australian average of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, with seniors aged 65 and over at just 6.7%, far below the 17.2% seen nationally.
6.7% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
27.8% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Fairyland splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Children (0–14) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous Australians make up 5.6% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. People in de facto relationships account for 10.2%, a little below the national figure of 11.5%.
5.6% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.2% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Fairyland, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Fairyland
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Fairyland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31017/fairyland/topic/demographics-identity